When do we use it?
1. Make known actions or permanent states
Ejemplo: Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco.
Guadalajara es la capital de Jalisco
2. Communicate actions or states that are
repeated over time
Ejemplo: Every four years is a leap year .
Cada 4 años es año bisiesto
3. Transmit routines, continuous events that are
repeated daily or with a certain frequency.
Ejemplo: I walk to my work.
Yo camino a mi trabajo
4. Dar instrucciones o indicaciones.
Ejemplo: First, smash the potatoes and then pour
some milk.
Primero, tritura las papas y luego vierte un
poco de leche
5. Mention events, commitments or
appointments that will take place in the
future at a specific time and day.
Ejemplo: Next Saturday is my wedding!
El siguiente sabado es mi boda.
Things that are always true
• Usamos el presente simple para
hablar de cosas que siempre son
verdad.
• The sky is blue.
• El cielo es azul
• The Earth goes round the Sun.
• La tierra gira al rededor del sol.
Habits
Para hablar de habitos que tenemos
Usamos el presente simple para hablar de
cosas que hacemos todo el tiempo
Examples:
I get the bus at 7:00 every morning.
Yo tomo el autobus a las 7 todos los dias.
Ali brushes his teeth before he goes to bed.
Ali cepilla sus dientes antes de ir a la cama.
FORM AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE Sujeto + verbo en Sujeto + auxiliar Auxiliar do/does +
presente simple + do/does + not + sujeto + verbo en
complemento verbo en infinitivo+ infinitivo +
complemento complemento + ?
EXAMPLE She writes poems She does not write Does she write
poems poems?
She doesn´t write
poems
FORM AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE Sujeto + verbo + Sujeto + auxiliar do/does Auxiliar do/does + sujeto
complemento + not + verbo + + verbo + complemento
complemento
EXAMPLE I write poems I do not write poems Do I write poems?
I don´t write poems
You write poems You do not write poems Do you write poems?
You don´t write poems
He does not write poems
Does he write
He writes poems He doesn´t write poems poems?
She writes poems She does not write poems
She doesn´t write poems Does she write
poems?
It does not write poems
It writes poems It doesn´t write poems
Does it write poems?
You write poems You do not write poems
You don´t write poems Do you write poems?
We do not write poems
We write poems We don´t write poems Do we write poems?
They do not write poems
Theywrite poems They don´t write poems Do they write poems?
Positive and Negative
I like cheese.
We
You don’t like cheese.
They
He likes cheese.
She
It doesn’t like cheese.
Questions and Short Answers
I
Do you
we
they
like cheese?
Does he
she
it
Yes, I/we/they/you/do No, I/we/you/they don’t
Yes, he/she/it does No he/she/it doesn’t.
The “s” rule only apply to affirmative form of
present simple of the third person (He, She
and It)
La regla de la ”S” solo aplica en la forma
afirmativa del presente simple en tercera
persona (He, She, It)
Remember
The “s” rule only apply to
affirmative form of present
simple
Los verbos terminados en –y
tienen otra excepción. buy – buys
Si antes de dicha última letra enjoy – enjoys
hay una vocal, la –y se
conserva y al final se agrega –s.
Los verbos Se les
agregara una s al final.
Run a Runs
The “s” rule only apply to
affirmative form of present
simple of the third person
(He, She and It) Verbos que terminan
en consonante
Verbos terminan en ch, s, sh, (b,c,d,f,g...) +
o, x y,
agregamos – es la y desaparece y
cambia a ies
• watch – watches
• guess – guesses study – studies
• finish – finishes carry – carries
• go – goes Fly - flies
•fix - fixes
Summary
FORM AFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
STRUCTURE Sujeto + verbo en Sujeto + auxiliar Auxiliar do/does +
presente simple + do/does + not + sujeto + verbo en
complemento verbo en infinitivo+ infinitivo +
complemento complemento + ?
La regla de la “S” se usa en forma afirmativa
del presente simple en tercera persona
(He,She,It)
1. Se agrega S al final del verbo
2. Si el verbo termina en s,sh,ch,o,x se agrega
al final ES
3. Si el verbo termina en Consonante + Y,
quitamos la Y y agregamos IES
Form
Remember the use of do and does.
do
What do _____
I need?
you
we
they
Form
Remember the use of do and does.
does
What does he
____
need? she
it
Do se usa con
I, You, We, They
Does se usa con
He, She, It